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How does Sporicidin® Sterilizing and Disinfecting Solution differ from Cidex OPA®?

April 26, 2017cidex differ disinfecting solution sporicidin® sterilizing

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How does Sporicidin® Sterilizing and Disinfecting Solution differ from Cidex OPA®?

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Sporicidin is a 1% glutaraldehyde sterilizing solution which has been used in hospitals and clinics on endoscopes since 1978. Cidex OPA, a more recent product, is not a sterilizing solution. It is a high level disinfectant containing orthophthalaldehyde, which recently caused “9 episodes of anaphylaxis following cystoscopy,” as reported in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Sokol WN.